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Universidad Autónoma de Chile

In research, Universidad Autónoma de Chile stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,197 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#790 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,361 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cultural Studies — Cultural Studies is 4.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,366
of 28,054 · #5,110 all time
Rank in Chile
#8
of 107
Research works
3.5k
▲ 94% vs 2013–17
Citations
42k
12.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is Universidad Autónoma de Chile known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #1,197 of 10,521 24.7%510 #1374
Social SciencesField #790 of 6,365 23.5%312 #947
Health SciencesDomain #2,361 of 11,982 20.8%360 #3204
MedicineField #3,211 of 10,443 21.0%252 #4132
Physical SciencesDomain #4,739 of 12,888 20.2%241 #7428
EducationSubfield #815 of 1,892 37.3%79 #1348
Life SciencesDomain #3,430 of 7,800 24.2%142 #5014
Health ProfessionsField #929 of 1,928 20.9%78 #1617
PsychologyField #1,308 of 2,181 24.6%88 #1921
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,819 of 3,579 23.2%62 #4731

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Autónoma de Chile sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#1,374 #1,197
  2. Social Sciences#947 #790
  3. Health Sciences#3,204 #2,361
  4. Medicine#4,132 #3,211
  5. Physical Sciences#7,428 #4,739
  6. Education#1,348 #815
  7. Life Sciences#5,014 #3,430
  8. Health Professions#1,617 #929
  9. Psychology#1,921 #1,308
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#4,731 #2,819
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Universidad Autónoma de Chile specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cultural Studies takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 23.2 works4.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 41 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 62 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.51× its world share, 31 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.72× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.20× its world share, 24 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 52 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.88× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 43 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 55 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 27 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.89× its world share, 24 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.36× its world share, 78 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.04× its world share, 252 worksMedicineNursing: 1.03× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.05× its world share, 38 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.00× its world share, 40 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.99× its world share, 26 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.30× its world share, 88 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.97× its world share, 312 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Autónoma de Chile?

Ranked on the composite score, P. Muñoz, Ernesto Schiefelbein and Francisco J. Alcalá lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Autónoma de Chile.

  1. 1 P. Muñoz Chile · #145,632 worldwide 245 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Ernesto Schiefelbein Chile · #276,156 worldwide 33 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Francisco J. Alcalá Chile · #442,392 worldwide 98 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Roberto Moreno Chile · #613,085 worldwide 9 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Jordi Olloquequi Chile · #616,393 worldwide 43 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Inmaculada Simón Ruíz Chile · #690,612 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Luis Inostroza Chile · #713,304 worldwide 129 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 David C. Andrade Chile · #743,857 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Rubén Méndez Reátegui Chile · #789,967 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Laura Lara Chile · #838,904 worldwide 22 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Autónoma de Chile

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Autónoma de Chile?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Physical Activity, Education, Latin America, Health Promotion, Globalization, Obesity and Public Health.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Mental Health84▲ 4.6×34 topics
  2. Epidemiology77▲ 1.55×99 topics
  3. Education69▲ 3.2×51 topics
  4. Globalization67▲ 2.7×52 topics
  5. Physical Activity65▲ 11×12 topics
  6. Public Health57▲ 3.1×46 topics
  7. Quality of Life50▲ 2.8×50 topics
  8. Obesity48▲ 5.0×21 topics
  9. Latin America43▲ 18×14 topics
  10. Health Promotion42▲ 11×16 topics
  11. Human Rights42▲ 3.2×33 topics
  12. Risk Factors36▲ 2.6×29 topics
  13. COVID-1935▲ 2.1×19 topics
  14. Adolescents34▲ 7.4×9 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease34▲ 2.5×29 topics
  16. Chronic Diseases34▲ 11×7 topics
  17. Social Inequality26▲ 7.6×12 topics
  18. Social Support25▲ 3.6×16 topics
  19. Inclusive Education25▲ 5.6×12 topics
  20. Nutrition25▲ 4.4×13 topics
  21. Prevalence24▲ 4.6×14 topics
  22. University Students24▲ 33×2 topics
  23. Community Participation22▲ 4.8×10 topics
  24. Pedagogy22▲ 3.6×11 topics
  25. Healthcare Access22▲ 6.1×9 topics
  26. Migrant Integration21▲ 46×2 topics
  27. Educational Interventions21▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Criminal Justice21▲ 7.5×5 topics
  29. Teacher Development21▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Intercultural Education20▲ 21×4 topics
  31. Social Integration19▲ 34×3 topics
  32. Healthy Lifestyles19▲ 34×1 topic
  33. Indigenous Knowledge17▲ 14×5 topics
  34. Aging Population17▲ 15×4 topics
  35. Educational Leadership16▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Welfare State16▲ 15×4 topics
  37. Judicial Review15▲ 14×4 topics
  38. Student Performance15▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Quality Education15▲ 31×1 topic
  40. School Culture15▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad Autónoma de Chile publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Lifestyle Studies, Education and Teacher Training, Legal processes and jurisprudence and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet.

Health and Lifestyle Stu…19Health and Lifestyle Studies: 19 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…15Education and Teacher Training: 15 fractional worksLegal processes and jurisprudence: 14 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 14 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 13 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 13 fractional worksPhysical Activity and Health: 12 fractional worksMigration, Education, In…12Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics: 12 fractional worksCultural and Social Studies in Latin America: 11 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 10 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEducationLawPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 19 works
  2. 2 Education and Teacher Training Education 15 works
  3. 3 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 14 works
  4. 4 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 14 works
  5. 5 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 13 works
  6. 6 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 13 works
  7. 7 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 12 works
  8. 8 Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics Cultural Studies 12 works
  9. 9 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 11 works
  10. 10 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 10 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available75.2%not open24.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.0%domestic only55.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Autónoma de Chile's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 94% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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